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A Pop Quiz for Vintage Watch Hunting Newbies!

Tony C.
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If you have a lot of experience, please refrain from answering until the newbies have had a chance!

This superficially attractive chronograph is currently at auction on eBay:

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/225265338526?hash=item3472dc489e:g:7M8AAOSwbEFjfhZ~

The question is: how can one be certain that the watch is not fully original?

I posted this because the particular issue that I refer to is seen now and then, and can easily be missed. But once you are aware of it, you will likely never miss it again.
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Fallout Boy Fallout Boy
"SWISS" on the other picture?

No - the issue can easily be discerned from the single photo that I posted above.
 
bananapeanut
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The largest concentric circles are not parallel. Distance between them at 12 longer than at 6
 
Tony C.
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bananapeanut bananapeanut
Double printing of blue circle ?

No - what I refer to is - once you are aware of it - much less subtle!
 
jdjones
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The indices on the black scale do not line up with the indices on the blue scale.
 
Fallout Boy
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thx Tony, but let s talk about SWISS on the other picture at ebay........
 
Tony C.
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If the dial originally had luminous indices, the hands, for obvious reasons, must also minimally be the type that were designed to hold lume.

Thanks for playing, and I hope that it proves useful to some readers in the future!
 
Duracuir1
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60 some bids, yet @vujen has a beautiful Gallet for sale here on OF.

That was fun Tony!
 
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